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Hamilton Living Wage 2022

Hamilton Living Wage 2022

by SPRC Hamilton | Nov 14, 2022 | All Publication, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

It’s Living Wage Week 2022 and Hamilton’s new living wage is $19.05. A new report from the Ontario Living Wage Network was released on Monday that suggests hourly wages required to live in Ontario have increased amid decades-high inflation and remain...
Inflation, Social Assistance, And Hunger In Hamilton

Inflation, Social Assistance, And Hunger In Hamilton

by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

The combination of high inflation and frozen social assistance rates is causing a food insecurity emergency for Hamilton residents living in deep poverty across the city. Inflation in Ontario has hit lowest income residents most intensely. Low income residents spend...
2021 Census: Poverty In Hamilton By Major Age Groups

2021 Census: Poverty In Hamilton By Major Age Groups

by SPRC Hamilton | Oct 20, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

The 2021 Census showed that poverty rates have changed substantially across Canada including in Hamilton. The income data in this latest Census is from the 2020 tax year, and for almost a third of Canadians, their income included Canada Emergency Response Benefits...
Show Us the Money: Income Security in Ontario 2022

Show Us the Money: Income Security in Ontario 2022

by SPRC Hamilton | May 25, 2022 | All Publication, Community Data, Events, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

On May 18, 2022, SPRC Hamilton and Community Development Halton hosted a virtual Town Hall called, Show us the Money: Income Security in Ontario: Preparing for Provincial Election 2022. Below is a pre-election resource to assist with conversations on the income...
Don’t Stop Now! Progress in Poverty Reduction: Analysis from Hamilton and Ontario, 1996-2016

Don’t Stop Now! Progress in Poverty Reduction: Analysis from Hamilton and Ontario, 1996-2016

by SPRC Hamilton | Jun 19, 2019 | All Publication, Community Data, Poverty Reduction and Elimination

This four page report highlights the declining poverty rate in Hamilton, from 21.9% in 1996 to 16.6% 2016, mirroring a provincial trend. The report points to policies and economic changes that have contributed to poverty reduction and makes the case that poverty...
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